U 2 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY By Conner Mehler

U 2 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY By: Conner Mehler

Yeah Ummm, hmmm I can't believe the news today Oh, I can't close my eyes and make it go away How long, how long must we sing this song? How long, how long Cause tonight We can be as one tonight

Broken bottles under children's feet Bodies strewn across the dead end street But I won't heed the battle call It puts my back up Puts my back up against the wall Sunday, bloody Sunday

And the battle's just begun There's many lost, but tell me who has won The trench is dug within our hearts And mothers, children, brothers, sisters torn apart Sunday, bloody Sunday

How long, how long must we sing this song? How long, how long Cause tonight We can be as one Tonight, tonight Sunday, bloody Sunday

Wipe the tears from your eyes Wipe your tears away Oh, wipe your tears away Sunday, bloody Sunday Oh, wipe your bloodshot eyes Sunday, bloody Sunday Sunday, bloody Sunday

And it's true we are immune When fact is fiction and TV reality And today the millions cry We eat and drink while tomorrow they die (Sunday, bloody Sunday)

The real battle just begun To claim the victory Jesus won On Sunday bloody Sunday, yeah

U 2 Biography U 2 started in Dublin, Ireland by Larry Mullen Jr. in 1976. U 2 ‘s original name was feedback until Clayton acting as manager asked some people in the music industry for Ideas on how to get the band rolling Steven Rapid of the Radiators suggested U 2. In Ireland U 2 Peaked the charts with their single “Another Day” but, they were still struggling to gain a foothold in both the USA and Great Britain. In November of 1983 U 2 released their live album “under a blood red sky”. U 2 has continued through out the 80 s and 90 s releasing hit albums and sell-out concerts. In 2005 U 2 won three Grammy Awards all for their hit song “Vertigo” and were inducted into the US Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. U 2 official web site Band members

Citations "U 2. " Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians®, Centennial Edition. Nicolas Slonimsky, Editor Emeritus. Schirmer, 2001. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, 2010. http: //galenet. galegroup. com/servlet/Bio. RC "Ireland Information Guide. " Bloody Sunday (Northern Ireland 1972). N. p. , 13 May 2010. Web. 14 May 2010. <http: //www. irelandinformationguide. com/Bloody_Sunday_(Northe rn_Ireland_1972)>. Photo of U 2. N. d. Durham Magazine - The DM Blog. Durham Magazine, n. d. Web. 28 May 2010. <http: //www. durhammag. com/blog/2009/7/21/nccu-to-host-u 2 conference. html>. "U 2 song meanings - Sunday Bloody Sunday. " lyricinterpretations. N. p. , n. d. Web. 28 May 2010. <http: //www. lyricinterpretations. com/u 2/Sunday-Bloody-Sunday>.

Rhyming This song does not follow a consistent rhyme scheme but many lines do rhyme and in all case it is one after the other with no lines in between Back

repetition Bono repeats several lines for emphasis To learn about other literary devices click here Back

alliteration Is the repetition of the first letter or sound in consecutive words like “broken bottles” Back

But I won't heed the battle call U 2 wont take sides. They are only calling to end the bloodshed. Back

While singing this Bono would wave a white flag as a call for peace Back

History There are to bloody Sunday’s in Irish history, one in 1920 and one in 1972. this song is mostly about the latter. Back

1972 In the bloody Sunday 1972 Jan. 30, 1972 thirteen people were shot by British paratroopers firing indiscriminately into a crowd marching in protest. The British attacked to try and take out IRA agents in Dublin. To learn more click here Back

1920 The first bloody Sunday in Irish history was an assassination of multiple British intelligence officers in Dublin, Ireland (still part of Great Britian). The British intelligence was known as the Cario Gang. Thirteen were killed another six were wounded. That afternoon at a football game police fired into an open crowd in retaliation. 14 civilians were killed. To learn more click here Back

IRA The IRA was formed in `1919 to combat the British in Ireland. They used raids and ambushes to force the British government to negotiate. The subsequent treaty basically left most of Ireland to the Irish but left northern Ireland as part of the British empire. The IRA was split between those who supported the treaty (the official IRA) and those who wanted all of Ireland (“irregulars”). The civil war 1922 -1923 resulted in the defeat of the irregulars. However neither side disbanded completely To learn more click here Back to 1972

Bono is comparing Bloody Sunday to Easter Sunday, which is supposed to be a peaceful holiday for both sides (Catholic and protestant). Back

Bono is tired of going back to old events. “quit reopening old wounds Back

Band Members “Bono”- lead singer Paul Hewson Dublin, Ireland May 10, 1960 Bono was originally Bono Vox which means good voice in latin Adam Clayton- Base guitar Dublin, Ireland March 13, 1960 “The Edge”- David Evans guitar Wales Aug. 8, 1961 Larry Mullen- drums and percussion Dublin, Ireland Oct. 31, 1961 Back